Financial Accountant

Job Description – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

Key Competencies & requirements:

• 3 to 5 Years experience in Financial management
• BCom Degree in Accounting - COMPULSORY
• Membership at SAIPA or SAICA
• Syspro experience will be an added advantage
• Established proficiency in MS Office with emphasis on Excel
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
• Availability to work extended hours as per operational requirements
• Passionate about getting things done right, first time & every time
• Ability to work efficiently, on own or as part of a team, in a highly pressurized environment
• Excellent sense of urgency, sound business and financial acumen

Key Functions of Role, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Full accounting function
• Full processing from source documents to trial balance
• Preparation and processing of monthly journals, salary journals, depreciation journals, Interest on loan accounts etc.
• General ledger account reconciliations
• Full Processing of cash book and reconciliation
• Debtors and Creditors control account reconciliation and processing
• Bank Reconciliations
• Monthly VAT Calculations and VAT Recons
• Preparation of Monthly Intercompany Invoices
• Preparation of Monthly Management Reports and Accounts
• Preparation of Annual Financial Statements and assist with audit and queries.
• Calculation of Corporate Income Tax
• SARS e-filing submission and administration and liaise with SARS for any queries.
• Manage Loans
• Manage and prepare monthly costs by Projects.
• Filing on Annual Returns
• EMP501 and EMP201
• IT14 – tax returns
• Admin Duties
• Financial Reporting
• Profit Forecasting
• Budget Planning and preparation
• GL Reconciliation
• Cash Book Management
• Banking and bank payments
• Insurance portfolio
• FAR